05.31.06 Feast of the Visitation

Christ, be with me in the eveningtime
amidst the fainting of the day,
amidst the echoes of glory's falling.
Let shine your ever constant light,
as deepest thoughts and troubles come
from cool recesses, shadows grown.
Bring the peace of sleep's best promise
to awaken once in a day not our own
the horizonless dawning
that is yours alone.
Amen.